Posts Tagged ‘Deployment’
Beta 1 of VDProj to WiX Converter is out!
Eugene Starostin | February 20th, 2013
If you have read through our recent blog posts, you probably noticed a few ones focusing on WiX. And that was not an accidental choice of topic, we were trying to see how the land lies in that direction :) Well, now I am ready to unveil the secret and announce the upcoming release of a new product - VDProj to WiX Converter... Read the rest of this entry →
Converting a .vdproj to WiX in Visual Studio 2012, 2010, 2008
Pieter van der Westhuizen | February 19th, 2013
I'm sure you're all aware of the fact that, from Visual Studio 2012, that Visual Studio Setup projects (.vdproj) is a thing of the past. This news has been met with shock, horror and disappointment, but luckily all is not lost. As I've mentioned in a previous article, Microsoft is touting WiX (Windows Installer XML) as the heir apparent to the traditional VS Setup projects and all things considered it is a very good and free alternative
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Video: How to convert a .vdproj to .wixproj in a click
Ty Anderson | February 19th, 2013
You might already know or you might not… Visual Studio 2012 does not support setup projects. If this statement feels like a punch in the nose and you asking yourself, "does this mean what I think it means?"…the answer is "yes!"
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How to convert Visual Studio 2012, 2010 setup project (vdproj) to WiX
Pieter van der Westhuizen | November 1st, 2012
In my last article I've shown you how to create a new WiX installer project. But, what if you already invested a good amount of time in creating a Visual Studio setup project? You could always create the setup project from scratch, but there has to be an easier way.
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Add-in Express vs. VSTO: Office add-in deployment
Pieter van der Westhuizen | March 9th, 2012
Planning the deployment of any software product is something most of us leave right to the end of the project. It makes logical sense to do so, everything that needs to be built is built and we know what we need to deploy... Read the rest of this entry →
Video: Create an Office shared add-in – building a custom Click Twice deployment package
Ty Anderson | February 9th, 2012
The video, Part 5, is the last of the series. In this 15-ish minute video, you will learn how to build a Click Twice deployment package for the MyTasks add-in. Click Twice is one of the major strengths of the Add-in Express toolset... Read the rest of this entry →
Video: Implementing a custom UI for Office add-ins with ClickOnce
Ty Anderson | September 22nd, 2011
Sometimes I get on a roll. Currently that roll is "customizing deployment packages". Yesterday, I subjected you to a video that shows you how to customize a ClickTwice deployment to include a EULA (among other things). Today, I have some ClickOnce goodness for you... Read the rest of this entry →
Video: Customizing a ClickTwice deployment package of your Office add-in
Ty Anderson | September 21st, 2011
When you build an Office add-in, your users' first impression will be based on the installation experience. I know…it isn't fair…but it's true. This fact means they will judge your app before they have encountered it. So you need to provide a quality installation experience
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How to allow a user to choose target MS Office applications during installation
Pieter van der Westhuizen | July 5th, 2011
In today's post I'll demonstrate how you can customize your add-in setup project to allow your users to select which Microsoft Office applications the add-in will be installed for. I am using Add-in Exprewss 2010 for Office and .net... Read the rest of this entry →
Video: Fully featured setup projects for Office solutions
Ty Anderson | May 26th, 2011
It's well known that Add-in Express simplifies Office development via our support for multiple types of Office based solutions. But perhaps you don't know that one of our best features is how we simplify deployment via support of 4 base deployment technologies... Read the rest of this entry →
Redeploying Office extensions via ClickTwice
Renat Tlebaldziyeu | March 1st, 2011
This is the final part of the series that describes all possible ways of deploying your Add-in Express-based Office extensions. I recommend that you begin from the very beginning: Step-by-step deployment of Office extensions: Overview. Or, if you are interested only in ClickTwice :) deployment, you can start right away with Deploying Office extensions via ClickTwice :)... Read the rest of this entry →
Deploying Office extensions via ClickTwice
Renat Tlebaldziyeu | February 28th, 2011
Part 7 of the deployment series explains how you can use your favorite installer software to deploy your Office extensions over the web; this is the essence of ClickTwice :). If you didn’t read the previous parts of the series, I'd advise that you start with Part 1 - a brief overview of the available deployment technologies... Read the rest of this entry →
Deploying per-user Office extensions via Group Policy
Renat Tlebaldziyeu | February 25th, 2011
This is part 6 of the deployment series that targets corporate deployment techniques and provides step-by-step instructions for deploying your per-machine Office extensions via Group Policy. I recommend that you start with reading Part 1 that gives a brief overview of all deployment technologies... Read the rest of this entry →
Redeploying per-user Office extensions via ClickOnce
Renat Tlebaldziyeu | February 24th, 2011
This is part 5 of the series of articles which describes all possible ways of deploying your Office extensions based on Add-in Express. I recommend you starting from the very beginning: Step-by-step deployment of Office extensions... Read the rest of this entry →
Deploying per-user Office extensions via ClickOnce
Renat Tlebaldziyeu | February 24th, 2011
In part 4 of the deployment series I will show you how to deploy your per-user Office extension using ClickOnce. Before we proceed, I recommend that you read Part 1 for a brief overview of all deployment technologies... Read the rest of this entry →
Deploying per-machine Office extensions via an MSI installer
Renat Tlebaldziyeu | February 22nd, 2011
This is part 3 of the deployment series that provides step-by-step instructions for deploying your per-machine Office extensions via an MSI installer. I recommend that you start with reading Part 1 that gives a brief overview of all deployment technologies... Read the rest of this entry →